Tag: We Energies
TVA green-lights new potential fees on distributed solar by local utilities
TVA has approved a new rate structure which allows the 153 local power companies that buy power from the federal agency to charge new fees to solar customers, according to...
Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan
“Net-zero” goals proliferate, but speed, integrity of commitments varies greatly
WEC Energy Files Application For LNG Peaking Facilities; Emails Show Company Discussed Project With PSC Before Filing
Gas investments may present stranded asset risk
Wisconsin utility We Energies looks to recover $2 million in annual membership dues from its customers
Customers of We Energies are currently on the hook to pay nearly $2 million a year for the monopoly utility’s corporate membership in various trade associations and organizations that practice...
City of Milwaukee invests in its own solar, rejects We Energies’ offer for now as councilors express ire with utility’s efforts to stifle market
Milwaukee’s Public Works Committee advanced a resolution yesterday to construct up to .21 megawatts of solar systems on three of the city’s libraries, rebuffing efforts by the monopoly utility company...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Again Appoints Ellen Nowak To PSC
With just a few weeks remaining as governor, Republican Scott Walker appointed his top aid Ellen Nowak to the Public Service Commission (PSC). Earlier this year, Nowak was chosen by...
Utilities Helped Stop the “Ratepayers First” Measure Introduced by Wisconsin Lawmakers
In 2017, Wisconsin utility companies were a driving force behind an effort to stop proposed legislation designed to save customers money according to new documents obtained by UtilitySecrets.org. Four Wisconsin...
University of Wisconsin Public Utility Institute
The Public Utility Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (WPUI) is another member-supported organization that is partially funded by “Sustaining Members,” which include the largest investor-owned utility companies operating in...
Wisconsin Net Metering Attacked
Last fall, three Wisconsin utility companies won the ability to increase fixed charges from the state utility commission, despite public outcry and a lack of precedent. The Wisconsin Public Service...
Wisconsin Energy Corp. CEO, Gale Klappa, President of Global Warming Misinformation Campaign Earlier In His Career
The Information Council on the Environment was created as a front group for coal and utility interests to “reposition global warming as theory (not fact).”